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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007
LOT 119
?The Flower Gatherers? Bovet, Fleurier. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1860. Fine and charming, small, silver-gilt, painted on enamel, pearl-set, center-seconds, lady's pendant watch.
HKD 25,000 - 30,000
USD 3,300 - 4,000 / EUR 2,500 - 3,000
Sold: HKD 49,560
C. Four-body, 'Empire', the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel scene depicting a boy and girl with baskets of flowers in a wooded clearing, the bezels, pendant and bow set with splitpearls. Hinged gilt-rimmed glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 26.6 mm, frosted gilt brass, ?Chinese? bridge calibre, escapement jewelled, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, frosted gilt three-arm balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, the inside of the back cover signed in Chinese characters. Diam. 33 mm. Property of a European Collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |